LIPA System Statistics

The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) became Long Island's non-profit electric utility on May 28, 1998. Today, LIPA delivers electricity to more than 1.1 million customers, and is highly rated for service restoration and is in the top tier for uninterrupted service among all NYS utilities with above-ground service. In 1998 when LIPA took over the Transmission and Distribution system, LIPA reduced rates by an average of 20%.

  • Queens/Nassau
    Serves approximately 210,512 customers
    109 square miles of service territory,
    1,035 miles of overhead wire
    288 miles of underground cable
    75,158 utility poles
  • Central
    Serves approximately 290,018 customers
    210 square miles of service territory
    2,374 miles of overhead wire
    667 miles of underground cable
    145,389 utility poles
  • Western Suffolk
    Serves approximately 320,839 Customers
    305 square miles of service territory
    2,718 miles of overhead wire
    1,486 miles of underground cable
    152,644 utility poles
  • Eastern Suffolk
    Serves approximately 289,484 customers
    606 square miles of service territory
    2,823 miles of overhead wire
    2,220 miles of underground cable
    161,859 utility poles